Sentences with phrase «whether government plans»

The public appears to be split about whether government plans to expand grammar schools should go ahead or not, after a survey found over half would support the...

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Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty first commissioned his own study, authored by University of Calgary tax - policy expert Jack Mintz, then in March initiated a public consultation process, by which time talk of a government - run supplemental pension plan, whether regional or national, began to fade.

Jean - Francois Perrault, chief economist for Scotiabank, said the government's plans to focus new spending in the budget on important, long - term goals to address inequality also raise the question of whether it still has room to navigate rough economic waters in the future.

The NDP has to decide whether it will prop up the minority Liberal government, but even if it doesn't, the provincial pension plan is likely to become a key part of the Liberals» election platform.

Interestingly, Gawande also takes no position on the aspect of the health care debate that evokes the most passion: whether the government ought to run an insurance plan that competes with the private sector and keeps insurers honest.

Among the things that such firms must make determinations about and document, Plakans says, is if they qualify as exempt employers, whether their workers are considered full - time employees, and if so, whether the plans they offer adhere to the cost formulas prescribed by the government.

On government procurement, Couillard told reporters he's considering whether to speed up planned renovations of Montreal metro cars in order to provide work for Bombardier, as layoffs are threatened there.

Whether it be a tailored federal government - centric website, printed collateral, outbound email marketing to federal buyers or a video capability statement, Rafael Marrero & Company has the strategic marketing communications plans to put your small or large business in the best position to land government contracts, and stand out in the specialized and competitive $ 500B federal marketplace.

Take advantage of your deferred compensation plan whether the government or private sector variety.

Tokyo will decide as early as this year whether to accept Lockheed's offer so that the government can draw up a medium - term defense plan that would begin in fiscal 2019.

CANBERRA, Australia (AP)-- The government's plan to hold a popular vote on whether Australia should allow same - sex marriage suffered a setback Monday when a political party announced it would not support the proposed plebiscite.

Afterwards, the Government will get to decide whether the plans will proceed.

The example of postwar Kenya, where the total fertility rate apparently rose from about six to nearly eight during a generation of substantial improvements in health, and despite nearly twenty years of family planning efforts, should make it clear that increasing parents» freedom to choose will serve the purposes of parents, whether or not these are in accordance with the preference or ideology of the government and its advisers.

Specifically, the government funds collected by Planned Parenthood, whether in the form of reimbursements or profit, [16] might be reinvested in abortion - related activities or promotions.

The non-Fascist, the anti-Fascist, was approaching a point at which he would have to ask himself whether the parish church was still his church; he was now having to go to mass early in the morning if he wished to avoid the sermon, which too often comprised a full - scale attack on all the democratic, masonic Governments which were opposing the providential plans of the Duce.

The governments would be asked to pay for the consultant and to decide whether to abide by the watershed management plan.

But he was taken aback at the GMB hustings event when all of the candidates were asked whether they supported the government's plan to lower the annual welfare cap to # 23,000.

The government has announced a one year extension before the cap comes into place, but this leaves refuge providers unable to plan for the future without knowing whether one of their main remaining sources of income will be dramatically reduced in 2017.

Asked after his speech whether he plans on helping the Senate Dems, Cuomo replied: «We'll discuss political decisions in the political season, but we are now in the government season and we're trying to get government bills passed.»

However, shadow immigration minister Damian Green said the number of people arriving in Britain was «huge» and questioned whether the government had any real plans to deal with so many extra people.

Whether it's his staunch support of the Second Amendment, his understanding that government spending must be reined in or his plans to repair the damage done during President Obama's tenure, John Faso will fight for conservative values and change the status quo in Washington,» said Ed Magilton, Chair of the Sullivan County Conservative Party.

The range of opposition to Cameron's plans suggests British diplomats will fail to counter Russia's provisions to President Assad's government and raises questions as to whether the UK can adopt a unified position on the ongoing conflict.

In just a few days» time Liberal Democrats will be invited to decide whether to endorse their Party's unswerving support for George Osborne's plan for the UK economy OR announce that they believe Osborne's plan hasn't worked and that the Government should change course.

The government has insisted that the test of its plans must be whether it benefits the lot of the millions of women currently retiring on a tiny pension, and hopes to have 90 per cent of women on the full state pension by 2025.

There have been a great deal of contradictory press stories about whether Andrew Lansley's plans for the NHS would be diluted or pruned; or whether the government would go full steam ahead.

They discuss Wilson's background, his plans to reform Albany and government spending, and whether he hopes to run for higher office.

Even if you were wavering over whether Ed Miliband's decision yesterday to reject the government's motion on Syria (before it was published) was a political stunt, it's a little more difficult to see why the Labour leader plans to continue to oppose the rewritten motion when it comes to a vote in the Commons this evening.

John Kaehny, executive director of Reinvent Albany, a nonprofit that focuses on government transparency, said Cuomo should produce an economic impact study for the lighting project, to allow taxpayers to determine whether the plan produces a worthwhile «return on investment.»

Lord Glenarthur asked whether the Government had consulted with employer groups, including the FSB, on plans to increase the Reserved Forces and employer support.

Also at the hustings, the five MPs were asked whether they supported the government's plan to lower the annual welfare cap from # 26,000 to # 23,000.

The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) is calling on the Government to confirm whether it still intends to go ahead with plans to introduce a new corporate criminal offence of failure to prevent the facilitation of evasion.

Sir Malcolm said Mr Straw had shown «a disinterest a disregard as whether what the government planned to do was legal or illegal».

The state did not ask applicants if they were planning to build a project regardless of whether they landed funding from New York's government.

Topics during the Q&A portion of his press conference included the looming discontinuance of the Rockaway ferry, a broad consideration of his earlier statement about «righting greater wrongs,» what happened to government funding for a ferry obtained by Anthony Weiner and Joe Addabbo, whether there is any City effort to «track down scammers» in the Build it Back program, how satisfied de Blasio is with the pace of Build it Back, whether an updated evacuation plan is contemplated in conjunction with increasing the housing supply in Rockaway and a government memo reported by The Wave which stated that more money was available from FEMA than publicly acknowledged and that such additional funding could be a political liability.

Michael Meacher questions whether the government are concerned over plans for a full inquiry because they are afraid of what might be uncovered.

Under wraps for 13 years, the government has released once - top secret pages from a congressional report into 9/11 that questioned whether Saudis who were in contact with the hijackers after they arrived in the U.S. knew what they were planning.

He was asked whether, as part of the government's big cull of quangos, they were planning to get rid of the Electoral Commission.

Liz Kendall has said that welfare reform is necessary but refused to state whether she supported the recently announced Conservative government plan to cut # 3bn of welfare spending.

The plan hinges on a verdict from the Supreme Court this Tuesday, which will decide whether the Government can trigger Brexit unilaterally or if it must consult parliament first.

We will judge the plans on what they actually do and whether or not students will be forced to pay more, not how the Government markets them.»

Question topics included financial incentives given by the City to Altronix (which hosted the Mayor for a visit just before the press conference), whether the mayor has concerns about offering such incentives, whether his jobs task force will work with local communities, whether his affordable housing plan conflicts with his plan to enable more manufacturing in the city, what a base livable minimum wage is, whether the mayor is concerned about the possibility that Republicans may control the U.S. Senate next year, whether NY State has done enough to assist NYC in obtaining hazard mitigation money from the federal government, the Mayor's views on items sold at the September 11th Museum gift shop and what the first «tangible» product of the task force will be.

Moskowitz answered about a dozen questions, with topics including whether there is any potential mayoral candidate who embodies what she wants in a candidate, whether she plans on being involved in the 2017 election, why she is «such a lightning rod» for criticism, obstacles ahead, the City's pre-K program, whether she'll run for office at another time, whether she reflexively criticizes all education - related actions of Mayor de Blasio, whether she's concerned that her influence on state government will diminish because of her decision, discipline and suspension polices at Success Academy schools, her plans for other projects and her view on potential mayoral candidacies of Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr..

In a report out this week, the North American Electric Reliability Corp., a nonprofit regulatory authority charged by the federal government with oversight of reliability in U.S. power systems, found that it still lacked adequate analysis to know whether the plan's targets are achievable.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has yet to decide whether the government will recommend the use of a vaccine, but ACIP will help CDC plan how to distribute it, in case it is needed.

Although the Government has abandoned its plans for wholesale privatisation of the Patent Office, it is still deciding whether to contract out the work of the London office to a private firm.

The U.S. government is pushing aggressively ahead with plans for radio tags in passports, which will store personal information and be readable remotely by anyone, whether a customs official at a desk or a terrorist standing nearby.

As Americans flock to the movie, Zero Dark Thirty, by the brilliant and gifted director, Kathryn Bigelow (whom Naomi Wolf appositely named the new Leni Riefenstahl, «torture's handmaiden» and «apologist for evil») to rejoice in the apparent success of the U.S. government's plan for sodomizing and water boarding suspected Muslim terrorists, no U.S. citizen, whether living within or outside the U.S., is safe from drone surveillance or assassination.

«The May budget this year is a critical test for this government — we'll see whether [Prime Minister] Tony Abbott plans to honour the five signed Gonski agreements, or whether he plans to deny the extra resources the Gonski Review so clearly showed our kids need.»

The government has unveiled plans for more selective schools, but parents on Mumsnet are almost evenly split on whether we need them

The government's regional schools commissioners - 8 education experts with in - depth local insight supported by elected head teacher boards from the local community - will then assess whether or not the school has a credible plan to improve and ensure all children make the required progress.